248
248
Feb 28, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 248
favorite 0
quote 1
i voted for obama. i voted for obama again. the first time, i am thinking congress is giving him a fit. they are giving him a fit again. these are like to stubborn side. to hear speeches of finger- pointing, is amazing. they're going to take a break. they're going to have a nice weekend, some were very nice. the average taxpayer is going to bite their nails wondering about their jobs and how it is going to affect them. yet, they have enough money somewhere else they can afford to take a break. we even let them to work for us. instead, they are just toying with us. it is frustrating. host: that was maryland on our independent line. some tweets on this issue -- how does obama get away with blaming everyone else for his actions? he has made accusations that are just not true. i never pegged him for a conservative, but his credibility is gone. i just can't believe the gop. they're just so childish. it is 2.4% of the budget. it is not the end of the world, says ohio republican representative jim jordan. obama is not a leader, he is
i voted for obama. i voted for obama again. the first time, i am thinking congress is giving him a fit. they are giving him a fit again. these are like to stubborn side. to hear speeches of finger- pointing, is amazing. they're going to take a break. they're going to have a nice weekend, some were very nice. the average taxpayer is going to bite their nails wondering about their jobs and how it is going to affect them. yet, they have enough money somewhere else they can afford to take a break....
97
97
Feb 24, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 97
favorite 0
quote 0
this is a harry reid-mitch mcconnell-barack obama discussion. do you know with members of congress are pressing for a? if the economy can grow enough and -- do you know with key members of congress are praying for? if the economy can grow enough, they will not have to make these cuts if revenues are coming in. you are shooting yourself in the foot because you will not get the economic growth that will take the pressure off of you from having to take the tough votes. it will take a great deal of courage and some consensus that does not exist to reach the bigger deal to see what we will do. host: todd zwillich is with public radio international. and lesley clark is with mcclatchy newspapers. to both of you, thank you very much for being with us on this sunday morning. this week, we will focus much more on sequestration, breaking it down issue by issue. tomorrow, defense cuts. all this week on washington journal. when we come back, we will take a look at congress and the leadership. there are 535 members in the house incident -- and senate, but onl
this is a harry reid-mitch mcconnell-barack obama discussion. do you know with members of congress are pressing for a? if the economy can grow enough and -- do you know with key members of congress are praying for? if the economy can grow enough, they will not have to make these cuts if revenues are coming in. you are shooting yourself in the foot because you will not get the economic growth that will take the pressure off of you from having to take the tough votes. it will take a great deal of...
125
125
Feb 16, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 125
favorite 0
quote 0
host: president obama was in chicago yesterday. he said several times that the proposals deserve a vote. we are asking on -- we are asking your opinion. if you want to comment on the phone, the numbers -- a couple of stores in "the washington post" this morning, talking about health care -- the program was a temporary bridge for the uninsured, but it was supposed to last until 2014. -- on the front page, many young healthy americans could see a jump in their health insurance costs -- back to our discussion about the present cost done proposals. north carolina, independent line, danny. thank you for waiting. caller: i have a little rifle. if i use it for target practice, it is a target rifle. if i used to procure feud, it is a hunting rifle. is it called an assault? that is the only definition of that term. i do not understand how they called the smart and rifles assault weapons. -- call these modern rifles assault weapons. host: certain types of automatic weapons, background checks, magazine clips, what do you think about that? cal
host: president obama was in chicago yesterday. he said several times that the proposals deserve a vote. we are asking on -- we are asking your opinion. if you want to comment on the phone, the numbers -- a couple of stores in "the washington post" this morning, talking about health care -- the program was a temporary bridge for the uninsured, but it was supposed to last until 2014. -- on the front page, many young healthy americans could see a jump in their health insurance costs --...
156
156
Feb 9, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 156
favorite 0
quote 0
it is important for the united states in the obama demonstration to explain -- the obama administration to explain why these tools are lawful under the constitution with respect to americans or under international law with respect to foreign nationals. host: this goes toward what the tweet is from wild and wonderful. when have we been at war with an entity such as al qaeda and not a sovereign nation? your thoughts, chris anders. guest: this is a war effort and a use of lethal force that has gone beyond any geographical boundaries. i could talk to you all day long about that. it started out about afghanistan and a rearing the dance and neighboring areas of pakistan. -- and neighboring areas of pakistan. drones are so easy to use. they are not putting american lives immediately times -- immediately at risk. they are being used in yemen and somalia. senator wyden, the number three member of the intelligence committee, says he wants to know where else they have been used and where else this killing program has been operated. just a list of countries. the obama administration has refused to
it is important for the united states in the obama demonstration to explain -- the obama administration to explain why these tools are lawful under the constitution with respect to americans or under international law with respect to foreign nationals. host: this goes toward what the tweet is from wild and wonderful. when have we been at war with an entity such as al qaeda and not a sovereign nation? your thoughts, chris anders. guest: this is a war effort and a use of lethal force that has...
185
185
Feb 23, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 185
favorite 0
quote 0
obama does not seem to understand business. that is the problem of legislators and our government officials. none of them have been in business. that is the problem in this country. 0 host: if you are a small business owner, feel free to do so. if you work at a place where you do not get paid sick days, give us your comments as well. the numbers will be on your screen. we had 35 postings of facebook before we posted the question. let me read you a couple of them. um if you want to make your fop -- your thoughts known on facebook, you can post there. for those of you and hanging on the line, jason will be up in illinois in a bit. but michael is up first from tennessee on the democrats' line. good morning. caller: i am a self-employed person in national, tennessee. it amazes me the small business people calling in and wining. i bet when they get sick at that they take their day off and leave their work to somebody else until the get back to work. and i bet they get paid. i bet that they are not willing to give up any other profit
obama does not seem to understand business. that is the problem of legislators and our government officials. none of them have been in business. that is the problem in this country. 0 host: if you are a small business owner, feel free to do so. if you work at a place where you do not get paid sick days, give us your comments as well. the numbers will be on your screen. we had 35 postings of facebook before we posted the question. let me read you a couple of them. um if you want to make your fop...
163
163
Feb 10, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 163
favorite 0
quote 0
it was voter fraud that got obama elected. and there's proof of it because there's the lady in ohio that claims she voted twice and how many thousands of democrats have voted twice? guest: well, the president won reelection. sadly from the republican point of view it really wasn't close. the other sort of wakeup call for the republican party is that even though the republicans maintain the majority in the house of representatives, with 233 votes, it's the first time that we've been in the majority where more americans voted for a democrat to represent them in the congress in terms of gross vote totals across the country than for republicans. so it basically comes down to the fact that the districts have been constructed in such a way that it permitted the republican party to maintain their majority. that needs to be a wake up call. and again, with all due respect to the voter fraud, any time somebody loses, somebody crice foul. and -- cries foul. and we need to get past it. the president of the united states is the president o
it was voter fraud that got obama elected. and there's proof of it because there's the lady in ohio that claims she voted twice and how many thousands of democrats have voted twice? guest: well, the president won reelection. sadly from the republican point of view it really wasn't close. the other sort of wakeup call for the republican party is that even though the republicans maintain the majority in the house of representatives, with 233 votes, it's the first time that we've been in the...
130
130
Feb 7, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
finally, obama closed to nominating pritzker for commerce. tom in washington, d.c., thanks for holding. tom is an independent. what are your thoughts about sequestration? caller: thanks for taking my call and thanks for c-span, a great service to the country. it is disheartening to listen to all these calls from all these professionals and americans much older than myself who seem to have given up the idea of compromise. there are weeks left until sequestration needs to go through. nobody on the phone today is talking about negotiating to bring about a real resolution that both sides of the aisle can be happy with. i would be in favor of the substance of sequestration, the tax cuts and spending cuts and tax increases, excuse me, that happened in january. but we need to have discretion in how that occurs particularly with the military. it is disheartening that we cannot try to get around making that happen now as opposed to just fighting about whether sequestration should occur ases is. host: do you work in politics? caller: not really. i work
finally, obama closed to nominating pritzker for commerce. tom in washington, d.c., thanks for holding. tom is an independent. what are your thoughts about sequestration? caller: thanks for taking my call and thanks for c-span, a great service to the country. it is disheartening to listen to all these calls from all these professionals and americans much older than myself who seem to have given up the idea of compromise. there are weeks left until sequestration needs to go through. nobody on...
109
109
Feb 4, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 109
favorite 0
quote 0
president obama 1. i think it's absolutely crucial for the future of the country that you cannot govern from the house. some house republicans, i am sympathetic to their concerns. their enthusiasm try to get in the battle is misplaced. you would have had high-stakes confrontation. in the end, you would have had republicans peeling off. but you would have been, at the beginning, bumping your chest, making all of these demands, saying we're not going to back down. at the end they would cave damn it would have gotten the worst of all possible worlds. there's a lot of frustration in the republican caucus that john boehner has to deal with. i think he did a pretty good job. host: peter wehner, senior fellow at the ethics and the policy center. if you want to find out more about his organization and his writing, visit their web site. coming up, your money segment. efforts currently in the house and congress debating the issue. our guest is the founding editor of "homeland security today peak of that will be a
president obama 1. i think it's absolutely crucial for the future of the country that you cannot govern from the house. some house republicans, i am sympathetic to their concerns. their enthusiasm try to get in the battle is misplaced. you would have had high-stakes confrontation. in the end, you would have had republicans peeling off. but you would have been, at the beginning, bumping your chest, making all of these demands, saying we're not going to back down. at the end they would cave damn...
78
78
Feb 14, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 78
favorite 0
quote 0
he appointments obama made were already vacant. he chose an opportunity when congress was technically adjourned, not in a formal recess, to appoint people without due process. those vacancies did not occur during a recess. therefore, they should be thrown out. the process should go forward as the constitution indicates. thank you. host: have you been following this issue? why does it interest you? caller: since i have retired, i have rededicated myself to my country, my constitution. i have read it, i have studied it. i have done a lot of research. my great-grandchildren, i have educated on the constitution. the founders original documents said -- so they can understand how our country is built, why it became the greatest experience in human freedom the world has known and they can better form their opinions on knowledge rather than propaganda. guest: historically, even where the have been vacancies, presidents have made recess appointments. that has gone back and forth with republican and democratic presidents. i agree. there was
he appointments obama made were already vacant. he chose an opportunity when congress was technically adjourned, not in a formal recess, to appoint people without due process. those vacancies did not occur during a recess. therefore, they should be thrown out. the process should go forward as the constitution indicates. thank you. host: have you been following this issue? why does it interest you? caller: since i have retired, i have rededicated myself to my country, my constitution. i have...
178
178
Feb 2, 2013
02/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 178
favorite 0
quote 0
the thing is, everything president obama has done has been a compromise for them. they did state funding. how can you ask for the government to give you money, but then when they wanted to comply, you have a problem with it? like you said about the piece and the bishop and pope doing what they are doing, when you have this kind of thing on c- span, you can hear the hate in people's voices. it runs so deep. do they think about, when the church is giving the government money, should not abide by government rules? host: more from the conversation on facebook this morning at facebook.com/c-span.o -- back to our phones. our discussion on the white house offering contraceptive opt-outs -- terence at the little rock air force base, on our line for republicans. caller: my comment on the contraceptive issue is that i guess people are focused on one thing, and that is that the president is trying to support people who are trying to not have children. people overlook the issue that there are some women who have issues with medical issues. that is the reason why the use contra
the thing is, everything president obama has done has been a compromise for them. they did state funding. how can you ask for the government to give you money, but then when they wanted to comply, you have a problem with it? like you said about the piece and the bishop and pope doing what they are doing, when you have this kind of thing on c- span, you can hear the hate in people's voices. it runs so deep. do they think about, when the church is giving the government money, should not abide by...